Story by Tara Hall

Jason Mraz will take a break from the recording studio to test out new material on North American cities this fall.

The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter will take to the road beginning with a Sept. 11 performance in Bangor, ME, followed by another 18 stops throughout the northern portion of the continent. The itinerary, which includes a two-night stand at Chicago’s Wrigley Field with Dave Matthews Band, wraps with one West Coast gig slated for Oct. 8 in Santa Barbara, CA. The full schedule is shown at right.

Tickets for most shows are available now via Mraz’s website.

Mraz has spent the past few months working on his next studio album, which is still unnamed and currently has no release date. The performer wants to see the audience reactions to the new material, according to a press release.

“Even though we performed 250 shows all around the world in 2008 and 2009, I still got emails and Facebook messages from fans whose hometowns we missed,” Mraz explained. “When I found out I had some time off, I called up the band and said, ‘Let’s get to some of these places.”

Fellow Atlantic recording artist Robert Francis will provide opening support for most dates.

In 2008, Mraz unveiled his third studio effort, “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.,” which peaked at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and spawned hits including “I’m Yours” and “Lucky,” featuring Colbie Caillat.

Earlier this year, Mraz took home two Grammy awards, one for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Make It Mine” and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for “Lucky.”

Jason Mraz was handed with Song Of the Year honor at this year’s American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards. “Songwriters are crazy people and I’m grateful that there are organizations out there that keep us crazy people in business,” he said.

Jason was accompanied with singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman when coming to the event. He won the award for his worldwide hit “I’m Yours” which is taken from 2008 album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things”.

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Music Matters announced that double Grammy winner Jason Mraz will be the subject of this year’s “Audience With…” session on May 28th featuring an exclusive, intimate performance and interview. Doubly good news is that his legendary manager, Bill Silva, will also attend the event adding even more magic to this years programme.